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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-05
A REFORMED FORGER.
The Good Intentions If
George Bidwen IF
NOUS Crook.
Bound TO Live a Life Of Honesty and
Purity His Remaining Days.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-George Bidwell,
forger, lately released from an English
prison, and who was arrested or his ar
rival here was taken before j Justice Duffy
at the Jefferson market police court, and
there being no affidavit or complaint
against him was arranigned as q ''suspi-
cious character" In giving an account
Of himself in response TO the charge he
stated to the Justice that he was now a
reformed man, had changed his mode of
life, and the remainder of his days would
be spent in an effort to redeem the wrongs
he had done to society and to his family.
1t was painful to him to recall his mis-
deeds, but when compelled to do SO he
felt it but just to say that in regerd to
the forgeries upon the bank of England.
the institution had recovered the five
million dollars which he had got from it
and he had served fourteen years in Dart
more prison, five years of the time being
passed in a locked cell, shut out from the
sunlight OF the sight OF the earth.
For five years he was shut up in a dark
cell, because his keepers professed to be-
lieve he was shamming sickness. 1t had
taken Great Britain eight years to find
ouU tute IN was olCh. LII pIlSOu IS uau
learned to read and write French, Ger
man, italian, Latin and Greek, and had
passed away some of his time in writing
verses. His wife had been true to him
all through this time. She was a noble
woman and he now put himself wholly
under her care and guidance. He had q
son who was now wealthy and who had
the largest house in the state where he
lived, Bidwell did not care to name the
state. Justice Duffy asked the detect
ives if they had any charges to make.
They said they had non and the justice,
saying that he was always glad to help
any man reformed, discharged Bidwell,
who departed a free man.
Bidwell was taken by his wife, his
sister and his son to their home in Brook
Ign. He is partially paralyzed below the
waist and it is said his mind has been
weakened by the effects of Illness and
confinement. He told Inspector Byrnes
that he was born in Medina, N. ", and
first came to New York in 1871 soon after
| which he went to England and committed
his extensive forgeries. His brother Al
ston is still serving a life sentence In an
| English prison.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-05

,prnlca that he could get satisfaction IN
n way he wantedi it. 10 this Geautreaux
replied that the affair was not Worth
fighting over 1t was insisted upon,
however, and they agreed they should
fight it out with fists alone. They pro-
ceeded out into the yard, where it WIS
dark, and where the opponents couldn't
more than see each other. AS the fight
began GeAutreaux knocked Besthelot
n with his fist Barthtlot then arose
and as he was knocked down the second,
time he Stabbed Geautreaux on the lett
arm. Ceautraauy cried ont: Boys, he
is cutting ma with Ii knife Notwith-
standing thc severe cuts Geautreaux re-
ccived, Bartiielot was so severely berten
that he cried %'senough.'' Then Geau-
treaux turned around and attempted to
walk to the house, he staggered and was
caught by his friends. He called for the
priest, called for his mother and died. II
was found that Geautreaux had a loaded
pistol but would not pull it out. Seventeen
wounds We're found on him, eight in the
back, one through the heart, and the rest
in other portions of his body. Barthelot
was arrested the next day and locked up
in the Nap~oleonville Jail. Geautreaux
was 81 years old and Barthelot 10.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-05
PATCHWORK CONVENTION.
rite New York Labor Party Divided into
MANY Factions.

rile New York Labor Party Divided int,
Many Factions.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The convention
OF the united labor party to be held at
IS racuse August II promises to be q
crazyquilt affair in all respects but one
n3i,arl that the patches of which it will
be composed cannot be brought into con-
junction. The factions of the party adj
vocute principles so Numerically OPP
posed that not even Mr.. Henry Waiter
son, the great and only democratic plat
form builder, could construct a platform
on when anything like a majority of the
Delegates would be willing TO stand. The
Henry George element will insist on the
general property in land plank, with its
concomitant plank of free trade; the
trades-union men will demand a high
tariff plank; and the socialists are anx-
ious to nail their own innumerable planks
over these. Even the members of the
united labor party express slight hope
that any platform can be adopted with
out q breach in the convention, still all
of them with whom interviews were had
expressed an earnest desire for harmony
and a willingness to make all possible
eoiSessloAs " enose holdiuR uliIelent
views.
The principal trouble, it is feared,
would come from the socialists. Several
cock.and-bull stories were printed re-
Gently representing the socialists as hold.
ing secret meetings throughout the state
and making preparations to capture the
Syracuse convention or disrupt the whole
united labor party. A general scare and
a great.deal Of foolish comment was the
result. A careful investigation during
the last three days develops the
factthat OF allthe factions and sub.factions
that make. up the labor party mont are
professedly more modest in their demands
and more willing to make concessions
than the delegates who have been elected
to the convention as socialists. Whether
professions are sincere or not cannot be
determined until the meeting at SYRIA
cuse. anyhow the practical extremists
are the mildest of men now in their de.
mands.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-05
A MYSTERIOUS IMPULSE.
DR.. Fonda obeyed 1t and Saved His
Money-The Thief Caught.

DR.. Fonda Obeyed 1t and Saved His
Money-The Thief Taught.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4-Lawyer NJ. II. Rey-
nolds of Jefferson went to his friend, DIR.
ID. B. Fonda's house in that townto help
in making out somesbusiness papers, and
together they worked for several hours.
Suddenly DR.. Fonda looked up and ex-
claimed: MARX, I've got an idea that
somebody's about the store-sometaing's
wrong with the safe. just put on your
hat Il come along. I'm going to see
about this
They started together, DIR. Fonda, lead
ing the "a until his drug store, in the
centre of The village. was reached. They
unlocked the door, and on the moment
of their entrance. they heard a rustic.
The druggist walked around the prescrfp-
tion-counter, and there caught a six-foot
thief bent down SO that the top of his
head just showed over some vases.
Fonda ran to grappie him, but the thief
dashed around the prescription-counter
again and into the front of the store with
ais hands still full of SIS and $40 bills.
Here the lawyer clinched him, the two
rolling with the money ON the floor.
Their cries brought help, and the thief
was o~yerpowered and 5000 in bills taken
from him. Before Justice Heustis the
prisoner told how he climbed in through
a side window in the afternoon, almost
under the noses of the people on the
street, and opened the safe, and how he
had the money in the store in his posses
sion and was ready to 60 when the key
ratified In the door and his captors en-
tered He stated that a temporary clerk
in the store by the name of Thomas had
given him the quarter combination which
opened the safe, but this is not believed.
The clerk was arrested but will undoubt-
eddy be released. The thief, whose alias
is Charles Williams, was held to the
grand jury in 81 900 bonds, charged with
grand larceny, and was locked up In the
county Jail. During the last seven years
all the stores III Jefferson have been bnr.
glarized, but this is the first time any
one has been canght.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-05
gaiig gresa alla Aakotaiaa
SICK IURYMEN.
Til g ,icago Boodiers' Trial
Adjourned on their
Ae3nunt.
Mics Holmes Released from jail.
Latest from the Kentucky
Eiection.

E M.
CHICAGO, Aug. Tin the boodle cases
Lawyer Hardy began his address to the
Jury in behalf Of the defense. He began
by, complimenting the jury on their hne
condition after their long confinement
and congratulated them on the fact that
they would soon be free. Then he asked
them to lay aside all prejudices and pay
no regards to what he ceiled the passions
of the mob outside when they came to
make up their verdict, They were to sim
ply pass upon the question as to whether
there. was q conspiracy among the defend
ants to rob the county by false p~jretenses.
One of the defendants cannot be guilty
of conspiracy alone. There must be q
combination between two or more of
them. 1t will not be enough to shout that
each one of ethem at some time or
other had stolen.
Juryman Meserve requested Judge
Jameson that an adjournment be taken
at the close OF Mr.. Hardy's argument. 1t
was stated that several Of the jurymen
were feeling ~indisposed and do not wish
TO BIZ hurried to g conclusion Of the case.
Mr.. Alexander Sullivan, of counsel for
defense, was also unwell and Joined in
the request. Judge Jameson granted
the request and our adjourned.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-05
A SOCIETY GIRL. MISSING.
The Excitement Her Absence Causes in
Certain Circles.

Certain Circles.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Aug. 4.-For the
past month the relatives and friends of
Miss Minnie Billetter, a young lady about
90 years of age, well known and stand
ing high in st. Joe society, have been
quietly at work trying to obtain some
clue as to her whereabouts. The matter
has been kept a secret in hopes that the
young lady had simply gone off on a Wis
1t to relatives or friends without telling
any one. From the young lady's brother,
who is employed by Toole, Hosea & Co.,
are learned the full particulars of her
disappearance as far as they are known.
About the 1st of June Miss Billetter, who
boards with her brother at All Main
street with a family by the name of
Think, expressed her Dissemination of
visiting friends in East Norway, Ran.
She started for East Norway and letters
from her show that her visit was a pleas
ant one.
About the 10th of June she left East
Norway, stating that she was going to at
tend q wedding in Oregon, Mo. She left
for Oregon, coming through this city.
Since that time nothing has been heard
from her. The girls parents are both
dead, her. mother having died q year ago
last February. Her brother is the only
relative living in the city, but both have
a large number of friends. No letters
came from her, and parties interested
soon began to make comments about
the way she was treating her friends.
1t was simply regarded ms a girl
ish freak and nothing strange was
thought of it for a week longer.
When three weeks had passed her
brother began to write to relatives that
the girl would be likely to visit, but no
clue could be obtained to her wherea.
bouts. Since that time letters have been
sent all over the country, but with the
same reply. All of the young ladies'
friends are now thoroughly aroused, and
grave fears are expressed that she has
been foully dealt with. If some clue is
not obtained soon the matter will be
placed in the hands of detectives. The
girl is described as being of dark COM
plexioa, about five feet high, and OF me-
dunn build. No reason can be assigned
why she should run away from her
home, and those who know her scout the
idea.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-05
A WREN's WRATH.
He penounc a Lawyer in Court of Be.
Ing n Liar.

He q Lawyer in Court of Be.
Ing a Liar.
CHICAGO, Aug 4-Both sides closed
their testimony in the boodlers trial and
the speech making began. Assistant
State Attorney Walker opened for the
prosecution and Col. Daniel Mum for the
defense. During the speech Of Mr..
Walker he took occasion to severely score
Dan Wren, one Of the defendants, calling
him the most contemplate swindler of
the gang and also stating he was a per-
jurer. AS Walker went on with his de-
nunciation of Wren the face of the de-
PENDANT grew pale with anger and when
he was called a perjurer, he jumped to
his feet and shouted;
"You liar
Instantly all was confusion. Walkers
face turned crimson and his eyes sparkled
like fire.
''Yes,n he cried, II repeat it, Dan
Wren you're u perjurer." YOU'RE q
p~e1jurer.'
YOU'RE a liar" yelled Wren as with
clinched hands hemade a step toward the
states advocate
Cease this moment, nexclaimed Judge
Jameson, hitting his desk a savage blow
with his fist.
Wren was forced into his seat by two
basiitF He rose, glared savagely at
W ;iker. and again exclaimed:
a4@u'ra Altar. and you know it, and
then rus;,ed out OF the court room. Mr..
WalNer Chen continued his speech.
Ac Ahk,u-rr
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-05
evening aud cons nnaan-

evening aud cons quentl, s.
. was set al iioerts. oua ~ s.s sas
bsr bad been brak,ng auri,,a sls I
porary absence Of one 81 81
hands and, as reported, h. 'ssst
continue the Job caused the ,.. siais /
train on which he had work ! ,'uols 4
one obstructed. 'elRss
A storm which threa,anoa
cyclone psssea through ..ss ~
nesds-y atterneon The otoas w
to fairly to reach the earn ! s;saj
,ail vas similar to q %oloudop,s's' =, Y
high @ini which prevsilsa ~ Il
sotae bindings and coalt.d. ~
house walls about four luchss. :. "
reported to have suffs.ed, 0'ass
At meeting Of oompapv !, ..
meos. Dakota national guards - 'V|
kedheld Tuesday evening, F,s
Dawes was elected captain 10 sns.'
Lott, recently appointed ms;o,
first regiment. Oharles r 2. "
was elected first lieutenant and ~
Re.slnger second lieutenant. M
pany goes into special trsin,oo ~
encampmens which occurs =. . \
September LIST to 9Th inclusive. ~
The secretary of state b.s -.
from the consul at Christian. :. !,
patch announcing the death !, > !
Helgesen Roanz whose resiasn,a
Portland. Dakota. He died n NJ
and enclosing his will makes ii. 4
ter by bis first wife his sofa hi,
appoints Gunder o. Rolkesyis. 4 .
land OAK, her guardian. Anons !
papers are two bonds, each "a, n
signed by A. A. Hazen, Of sbe,h,s'
OAK. He also left about SIS, vbjss
in o savings bank in Norway.
The following were elected of6,s,.,
the north Dakota druggists sssooi,ti
at Fargo Tuesday: President. i
Bennett, DEVILS Lake; first yics u,
dent, d. M. Holmes, Of Grand Fo,I
second vice president, Fred VORey,
Moure;.treasurer, E. O. Msxay, Fs,
secretary, Ell. q. Hassawap, G,ts
executive committee, f. s. Lanpdos,
Casselton; I'll. E. White, Jsmsstos
and M. N. Gross, Wheatland; commit
on queries, Messrs Frisby, OF Bisna.
Vogeli OF La Moure; Christeps,p
Fargo; and on Legislation, Holus;
Grand Forks; Won Media of Farpo,h
of Grand Forks; Seigfield Of Sam
and Eisunhuth of Darlington.
~
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-05
STANFORD SETS MAD.
Ha D%encnncrs the Investigation a,
stnacki nr of ProsecntLnn.

40 D~enonnces the Investigation as
smackins Of Prosecution.
san FRANCISCO, Aug. 4.--senator stan
ford contii2ed his testimony before the
Pacific railway commission. He charac-
terized suits against the Central Pacific
by stockholders and others as mere black
mail. He admitted that the officers of
the road had made some cut of
contracts for building branch lines. He
thought they were entitled to such profit.
Mr.. Stanford objected to the pertinency
of Commissioners Anderson in trying to
get at the history of the branch lines,
and said the proceedings seemed like
q prosecution than an investigation. Mr..
Anderson replied that he would choose
his own methods. He asked Mr.. STAN
ford ii he was to understand that the
Central Pacific has no access to tide
water except at the will of the Southern
Pacific.
Mr.. Stanford replied: ut never did
into San Francisco. y Mr.. Anderson
repeated the question, and wanted to
know where the actual terminus of the
Central Pacific was, and Mr.. Stanford
answered, "~SacrRmento.n
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-05
snrface lsalIroad Men Organize.

BUFFALo, N. ", Aug 1.-The owen
ton of surface railroad employees has sue
ceeded in forming a national organiza-
ton. A constitution and bylaws for the
goyernmento of all national district assem.
bly, have been adopted. The organiza-
ton will be internationl, embracing
Canada, and while conducted us a sepe-
rate trades guild will be part of the K. of
L. The following officers we're elected:
National District Grand Master Work
man, Jas. H. Magee, New York city,
Worthy Foreman, Chas. ID. Browp. Lynn,
Masa.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mortimer
O'Connell, New York, Grand Auditor
Howard Field, Detroit, Mich. A nation
al district executive board of Ave mem,
bsrss was also elected with VIM. Black
stock, Of Detroit, as chairman and An
drew Best, Of Brooklyn, secretary,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-05
The parnsllites ara wlllins.

LONDON, Aug. THE government Is
paaking an enormous effort In the house
of commons to rush the land bill
through in order to make way for the
supply bill, and all parties are assist.
ing to facilitate its progress. The bill is
imfaeasur8hlSS better for the tenants than
they could have expected any tory land
schsme would be and the Parnellite
sneMbors realize that they have made (
cepttfnzliy good termi and ars satisfied
70 let matters 90 as th kS ara.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-05
An Awful wretch.

New YoRK, Aug. AT MONEYS,
who attempted to blow up the steamer
Queen, examination it was developed
that the bottle which he threw on the
Queefs deckcontainad phosphorus. A
hole twenty feet long and 10 feet wide
WAS burned in TIE deck before the flames
were extingnished. There ware 200 PEG
pie ON board tho steamer, and she was
1oaded with a cargo worth half a mil
lion dollars. Besides the dagger found
on Mooney, he also carried a 32 calibre
revolver nsw Sad a lot of newspaper ollp.
pings rtlstive til the Caaasian fishery
ane'ation. As sssmed to be full cfthis
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-05

anticipation OF interest is ordered on ac-
count Of the large evenues and accumu.
lation of surplus, while the offer to piir.
chase bonds is simply the best plan sug.
gested for meeting the requirements OF
the sinking fund law. The secretary
claims the offer made will be taken adj
vantage of extensively. II they are not
it is evidence that money is not greatly
needed, and ut any rate this action re-
leases the administration Of responsible,
ity Tor money stfingancy, as it offers in
tia way all the relief sanctioned by law.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-05
DAKOTA COMBINATIONS.

Frank 8. Hankey died at his residence
in Fargo Tuesday of apoplexy.
L.C. Kramer's residence, near High
more, was struck by lightning Tuesdty,
but no damage was done.
VIM. Duncan and family have left
Elk Point for Minneapolis where they
will reside permanently, Mr.. Duncan.
was a member of the council two years
since,
Quite q number of glandered horses
were shot by the territorial sthoss-
doctor" last week ia the vicinity of Mill.
town, and that n~eighborhood has been
~quarantined.
Surveyors OF the Duluth, WATERFOWL
and Pacific railway, camped within three
miles Of Huron, Will run q line in there
within q week. The road is agreed TO
be graded to Huron this season.
The following Dakota postmasters
were appointed Wednesday: Lawrence
j. otoole, Easterly, CodinRton county;
Elmer Wiley, Minor, Sargent county;
Louis B. Hanna, Page, Cass county.
During a heavy thunder storm that
prevailed at Howard Tuesday afternoon
q barn belonging to County Attorney
Engel was struck by lightning, and,
together with its entire contents, de-
stroyed.
Tuesday Highmore had o succession
OF rain falls all the forenoon, with some
dangerous lightning. and that night a
most wicked display of the flashing
electricity continued in the Near south
for hours.
A terrific hailstorm visited Blunt and
vicinity at | p. M, Wednesday, destroy
ing everything in its path. Garden
vegetation is q totsl loss and gram in
shock and corn is badly damaged. The
extent cannot be estimated.
Harvesting operations are progressing
iavorably in Miner county. Nearly all
the grain is already in shock and a few
farmers have some of their grain in
stack, but stacking has been delayed for
the present by the ram Wednesday.
A barn belonging to g. W. Baker,
situated half q mile from Olivet, was
struck by lightning during the storm
yesterday and burned to the ground.
Considerable damage was done to grain
in stack and shook by Tuesdays storm.
Eighty-ivs pounds of amalgam was
stolen from the Desmet mill in Dead
wood gulch Monday night. 1t CON-
sained from ss12, 600 to SIS 600 OF gold.
No clue has yet been obtained as. to VINO
the robber is. A thousand dollars AZ
offered for the apprehension and con-
viction Of the thief.
A heavy wind and rain storm struck
Watertown Tuesday, blowing loose
lumber from the second story OF the
armory and q small part of the opera
house wall. The front windows oil the
Ocuriez.News building we're blown in.
The two former buildings were in CON.
struction. Damage slight.
Contrery to expectation. the railroad
company failed TO prosecute the young
hoodiums who placed the distractions
en- the track at Brookings Saturday
LAL rEEFhZF Gil AANI tT..E.L-
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-05
snrgeon crawfard,s case.

WASHINGTON, Aug, l.-The case OF
Surgeon Crawford, charged with betray-
ing Eva WhittS was continued in the
police courtllere. Crawford's counsel.
arguingSin support of his demurrer, in.
sisted that The Edmunds law is not an.
plicable to the district of Columbia and
had been eEuctste solely for the purpose
OF suppressing polygamy among the NOR
mons. Assistant District Attorney Lips
comb opposed the granting of the de-
murFer arguing that the law applied to
the District of Columbia and all other
territories, Decision was reserved.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-05
Mexweil,s Brutal Deed.

NoRTH ADAMS, Mass, Aug. 4.-James
Maxwell, aged 20, enticed a 9-year- old
daughter of N. w. Robinson into the.
woods and assaulted her. The girl was
terribly injured and had to crawl home
on her hands and knees. Several times
an excited crowd attempted to take Max
well from Jail and lynch him. tt is be-
lievad ~ the girl dies nothing will save
him from summary justice. /,